Therapeutic Residential Care Team Leader

4 weeks ago

Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom Polaris Community Full time

At Polaris Community, we are seeking an experienced and dedicated Therapeutic Residential Care Team Leader to join our services in Carlisle. As a Team Leader, you will play a crucial role in creating a purposeful, caring, and therapeutic environment for our young people.

Our company, North Lakes Children's Services, is a well-established local provider of therapeutic residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We aim to improve the resilience, self-esteem, and abilities of all the young people we work with.

The role of a Therapeutic Residential Care Team Leader is to share in creating a therapeutic environment by applying high professional standards of care and support for the young person's social, emotional, and/or behavioural needs, and mental health and learning difficulties.

As a Team Leader, you will be responsible for supervising and supporting the continued professional development of a small team of staff, leading shifts, and making well-judged decisions in line with care plans. You will also be knowledgeable in therapeutic interventions and an experienced key worker.

Main duties include:

  • Providing support and advice for staff as required and managing the daily running of the team.
  • Supporting and deputising for the deputy manager as and when required.
  • Carrying out supervisions of individuals and support for key workers.
  • Managing monies for activities.
  • Managing the daily needs of the children.
  • Monitoring and checking staff to ensure they carry out their duties.
  • Taking part in rostered sleep-in duties, as required.
  • Developing programmes that will improve children's progress and interaction.

All applicants must have:

  • An understanding of the issues that face young people in care.
  • Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
  • Excellent communication and listening skills.
  • Be willing to learn.
  • Be able to work well as part of a small team.
  • Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. The company will cover the cost of the DBS check.
  • Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous.
  • Have a full, clean UK driving licence and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as and when needed.

Benefits include:

  • A sleep-in allowance of £62.64 per night, with the potential to earn up to £3,257.28 extra per year.
  • Shift Rotation: 2 days on, 2 days off, with staggered start times ranging from 8am, 12noon or 2pm.
  • 6 weeks annual leave entitlement.
  • Company pension.
  • Progression in professional development opportunity, through an HABC level 5 diploma in leadership and management residential care.
  • Access to our Employee Discount Scheme, including discounts at various well-known retail companies.
  • Access to wellbeing supports via our Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support.
  • Overtime and additional holiday pay at Christmas day and New Year's Day.
  • Career progression opportunities.
  • Comprehensive annual training including: Child Development, Attachment Theory, PACE Model, Therapeutic Parenting, The Whole Brain Child Model.

At Polaris Community, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.

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